riveting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb direct one's attention on something
center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
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verb fasten with a rivet or rivets
rivet.
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verb hold (someone's attention)
rivet.
- The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists
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adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; engrossing; gripping; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
WordNet
Riv"et*ing noun
Definitions
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The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. -
The whole set of rivets, collectively. Tomlinsin.riveting, adj. causing to be fixed or immobilized, usu. figurative; as, riveting debate.
